Source: UN News Centre
Facilitating access to education for women and girls is vital to lift millions out of poverty and must be a priority for Governments and international organizations, the head of the United Nations entity tasked with advancing gender equality said today.
Failure for Sub-Saharan African countries to work towards achieving Millennium Development Goals on health will impact all other aspects of development including economic growth, Akatsa Bukachi, Director, Eastern Africa Sub-region Support Initiative for the Advancement of women (EASSI) has said.
Source: Alert Net
Maternal health is one of the most pressing issues in developing countries, with hundreds of millions of women struggling on a daily basis to get access to basic health care for themselves and their children.
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's appointments to the new Cabinet reflect a "worrying' deviation from the new Constitution which does not inspire confidence in some sections of society.
In a bid to fight against gender based violence, Kivulini Women's Rights a nongovernmental organisation based in Mwanza launched its two year strategic plan (2013-15) aimed at advocating for more women at decision making positions and the doing away of practices that oppress women and deny them their rights.
Many Egyptian women have welcomed the government’s decision earlier this year to form a special unit of female police officers to combat harassment and violence against women.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Maina, on Tuesday said the ministry was ready to empower 100 women with disabilities from the six area councils of the FCT.
Source: The New Vision
Have you ever seen a woman in need of the very first pregnancy of her life? She is a desperate woman. She is the kind of woman you want to be very careful with, for she carries her emotions on the surface of her skin, and understandably so.
Source: Health-e (Cape Town)
When Lindeka arrived at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha she had already miscarried her baby but the horror of what happened next only added to her trauma.
As women continue to face sexual harassment on the streets, women’s rights advocates say they are trying to push forward legislations and mechanisms to safeguard women from violence and discrimination.
Women rights’ activists have been advised to work with cultural leaders and not blame culture for women’s oppression if they want to enhance the struggle for women empowerment and gender equality.
Women are increasingly challenging the traditional male monopoly of African politics. In Cameroon, campaigners have worked tirelessly to boost the chances of women standing in the country's pending elections.
Source: Perth Now:
A Sudanese woman says she is prepared to be flogged to defend the right to leave her hair uncovered in defiance of a "Taliban"-like law.
A male minister in Sri Lanka offers to marry the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe tells South African envoy Lindiwe Zulu that he loves her, after calling her a street woman.
Source: Concord Times (Freetown)
Salone Youths and Adolescent Network on Population and Development (SalYAN), in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs, and with support from the United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA),
Source: The Star
Health Secretary James Macharia has called on Kenyans to embrace cost effective methods to prevent infant mortality. Macharia said a safe environment for antenatal care, delivery and care of new borns is essential if the country is to achieve Millennium Development Goals four and five, which highlight the need to reduce infant and maternal mortality.
Source: The New Times
Janet Umutoni, a mother of a 2-year-old baby has made endless trips to hospital. Her child is always falling sick despite the several trips. She only discovered recently the root cause of her child's frequent poor health. She didn't exclusively breast feed her baby for the first six months after birth.
Source: The Star
A senior health officer at Tudor District Hospital has said the government has disbursed money meant for free maternal healthcare to public hospitals. David Wanjala said they have received the pledged amount.
A new education program in Liberia is teaching women in their 30s, 40s and 50s how to read and write - something that only a quarter of the country’s women can do.
THE election of women into Parliament will provide them with a platform to prove that they can perform just like their male counterparts, an outgoing Cabinet minister has said.Outgoing Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development Minister Dr Olivia Muchena, who was addressing a Women In Politics Support Unit meeting in Harare yesterday, expressed confidence in female leaders.